Stevie Chalmers
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Stephen Chalmers | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 29 April 2019 (aged 83) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward / Outside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1953–1955 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | ||
| 1955–1956 | Newmarket Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1959 | Ashfield | ||
| 1959 | Dumbarton (trialist) | 1 | (0) |
| 1959–1971 | Celtic | 261 | (155) |
| 1971–1972 | Morton | 32 | (8) |
| 1972–1975 | Partick Thistle | 44 | (6) |
| Total | 338 | (169) | |
| National team | |||
| 1962–1967 | Scottish League XI | 4 | (0) |
| 1964–1966 | Scotland | 5 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Thomas Stephen Chalmers (26 December 1935 – 29 April 2019)[1] was a Scottish footballer. He was born in Glasgow. He played as a centre-forward. He is best known for scoring the winning goal for Celtic in the 1967 European Cup Final. From 1964 to 1966, he played for the national team.
In 2017, it was confirmed that Chalmers had dementia.[2] He died on 29 April 2019, at the age of 83.[3]
Career statistics
[change | change source]Club
[change | change source]| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Dumbarton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+ | 0+ | |||||
| Celtic | 263 | 155 | 47 | 29 | 60 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 408 | 228 | |
| Greenock Morton | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 11 | |
| Partick Thistle | 44 | 6 | 44+ | 6+ | |||||||
| Career total | 340 | 169 | 47+ | 29+ | 64+ | 34+ | 38+ | 13+ | 489+ | 245+ | |
International appearances
[change | change source]| Scotland national team[5] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1964 | 2 | 2 |
| 1965 | — | |
| 1966 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 3 |
International goals
[change | change source]- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.[5]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 October 1964 | Ninian Park, Cardiff |  Wales |
1–1 | 2–3 | 1964–65 British Home Championship |
| 2. | 21 October 1964 | Hampden Park, Glasgow |  Finland |
2–0 | 3–1 | 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 25 June 1966 | Hampden Park, Glasgow |  Brazil |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly match |
Honours
[change | change source]Celtic[4]
- European Cup: 1966–67
- Intercontinental Cup runners-up: 1967
- Scottish League Championship (4): 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69[note 1]
- Scottish Cup (3): 1964–65, 1966–67, 1968–69[note 2]
- Scottish League Cup (4): 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70[note 3]
- Glasgow Cup (4): 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67
Scotland[6]
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ Did not play enough games in 1969–70 or 1970–71
- ↑ Did not play in 1971 final
- ↑ Did not play in 1965 final
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Cuddihy, Paul (26 December 2016). "Happy 81st Birthday to Stevie Chalmers". celticfc.net. Celtic FC. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ↑ "Celtic hero Stevie Chalmers battling dementia – granddaughter reveals heartbreaking news on eve of Lisbon Lions 50th anniversary". Daily Mail. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ↑ "Stevie Chalmers: Celtic great who scored 1967 European Cup final winner dies at 83". BBC Sport. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Celtic player Stevie Chalmers". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Stevie Chalmers at the Scottish Football Association
- ↑ "Stevie Chalmers". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Player profile at The Celtic Wiki
- Player profile[permanent dead link] at The Partick Thistle History Archive
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